Principal Engineer

Remote; Berlin; Remote; EUR 84.000 - 191.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A global technology company is seeking a Principal Engineer to work remotely. In this role, you will join a cross-functional team, mentor engineers, and solve complex challenges. The position offers a competitive salary of $98,650 to $222,000 depending on experience. Benefits include unlimited PTO and flexible working hours.

Leistungen

Unlimited personal time off

Flexible working hours

Mental health support services

Stock options

Learning budget

Home office budget & IT equipment

Qualifikationen

• History of building, maintaining, and scaling complex software and systems.
• Experience in scaling software systems to accommodate a growing number of contributors.
• Track record of mentoring and fostering the development of fellow engineers.

Aufgaben

• Join and lead a team of engineers in a remote setup.
• Influence engineering teams and projects to drive innovation and efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with staff engineers across the business.

Kenntnisse

Experience as a Principal Engineer

Mentoring ability

Strong problem-solving skills

Tools

AWS

Elixir

React

Postgres

Jobbeschreibung

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All of our positions are fully remote. You do not have to relocate to join us!

The Position

You'll be joining 250 engineers across Frontend, Backend, SRE and QA. We're organised into cross-functional development teams assigned to specific product areas. Our backend is built with Elixir and Phoenix, with a Postgres database. We use React and Next.js for our frontend. GitLab is used as a version control tool and a CI/CD solution. Our applications are hosted on AWS. We fully rely on our CI for deployments and deploy multiple times per day. We're organized into cross-functional development teams assigned to specific verticals, and as the first Principal Engineer at Remote, you will partner closely with 15 staff engineers across the business.

What this job can offer you

• Complex and meaningful challenges solving them will enable people and businesses to live and operate in any country of the world.
• Opportunity to have a significant impact on the business, you will be the first Principal Engineer at Remote. We are still very early in our journey as a company, and each change you make today is amplified by the company's growth. You can check out the to understand where this role sits in the engineering organization.
• Pragmatic and product-focused Engineering culture - read more about our .
• A lot of freedom to organize your work and life—you are not bound to daily standups, recurring meetings, or other ceremonies.
• Competitive salary, stock options, unlimited PTO, and a set of perks and benefits.
• A supportive and kind work environment where you can grow and challenge yourself to do your best work.

What you bring

• You have experience as a Principal Engineer or in a similar seniority role, with a history of building, maintaining, and scaling complex software and systems.
• Experience in scaling software systems to accommodate a growing number of contributors and teams.
• A track record of mentoring and fostering the development of fellow engineers, and influencing engineering teams and projects.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a strategic and pragmatic approach to challenges, driving innovation and efficiency.

Practicals

• You'll report to: VP of Engineering
• Location: Anywhere in the World
• Start date: As soon as possible

Remote Compensation Philosophy

Remote's philosophy is to ensure fair, unbiased compensation and fair equity pay along with competitive benefits in all locations we operate. We do not endorse cheap-labor practices and strive to pay above local in-location rates. We aim to support global talent-hiring and bring local wealth to developing countries. Our salary bands are wide, considering our international operations and distributed workforce. We use geo ranges to consider geographic pay differentials as part of our global compensation strategy.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $98,650 to $222,000. Actual pay depends on factors like location, skills, experience, training, business needs, and market demands. The range may be subject to change.

Application process

• Screening call with a Recruiter
• Hiring Manager Interview - with an Engineering Director
• (async) Async exercise - System Design
• Interview with staff engineers to review the System Design Exercise
• Team interview
• Executive interview

Benefits

Our full benefits & perks are detailed in our handbook. Some benefits for all Remoters include:

• Work from anywhere
• Unlimited personal time off (minimum 4 weeks)
• Quarterly company-wide day off for self-care
• Flexible working hours
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Mental health support services
• Stock options
• Learning budget
• Home office budget & IT equipment
• Budget for local social events or co-working spaces

How you'll plan your day (and life)

We work asynchronously, allowing you to plan your schedule around your life, not meetings. You will be empowered to take ownership and be proactive. Your life-work balance is valued, and you are encouraged to prioritize yourself and your family.